The Riverside Press-Enterprise
What’s new
A new take on escape rooms has opened in Rancho Cucamonga, blending team strategy and digital technology inside innovative “game boxes.”
The immersive gaming franchise Electric Gamebox opened April 7 at Victoria Gardens.
Players in groups of two to six people go inside interactive “digital smart rooms,” or “Gamebox” pods. Inside the box, players use touch screens, Lidar and 3D-motion tracking to play a game.
Teams play a series of games and challenges that can only be completed through collaboration. The gaming experience, the company says, lasts between 15 and 60 minutes.
The new concept, which debuted in 2020, has locations in Houston, Chicago, Salt Lake City, Denver, Washington, D.C. and San Antonio, Texas.
Players of all ages can play at Electric Gamebox.
Ticket prices range from $5 to $30 and can be bought online and in the store. Address: 12505 N. Mainstreet. For more information, go to electricgamebox.com/
Free smoothie today for healthcare workers
If you’re a nurse or healthcare worker, Juice It Up! has a smoothie for you today.
The Newport Beach-based juice and acai bowl chain is celebrating National Nurses Week and National Hospital Week by giving healthcare workers a free classic smoothie of their choice (medium size) on May 9.
Customers need to show a valid medical ID to get the free smoothie. There’s a limit of one drink per customer. Add-ons will cost extra.
Summer movie program returns this summer
The Summer Movie Clubhouse program and its $1.50 tickets return to Cinemark theaters in several Inland Empire cities, offering an inexpensive way out of the sun and heat.
The big-screen program includes family-friendly movies from Universal Pictures. It runs from June 15 through Aug. 3.
Movies play each Wednesday at 10 a.m. and cost $1.50 per ticket, plus tax (that’s for children and adults). Cinemark asks that children under the age of 11 be accompanied by an adult.
The program’s movies include Angry Birds, Dreamworks Animation’s The Boss Baby: Family Business, Clifford the Big Red Dog, Paw Patrol: The Movie, Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway, Scoob!, Illumination’s Sing 2 and Tom & Jerry on the big screen once again just for this special program.
Tickets go on sale Monday, May 16, at Cinemark.com or on the Cinemark app.
Townhome community fetches $434K per unit
The 55-unit Charlmont
Village in Ontario has been sold to a Texas investment firm for $23.9 million.
MAG Capital Partners bought the property at 1625 E. G St. from an unidentified investor. The firm said it will update the interior and exterior elements of the 36-yearold complex.
The gated townhouse community built in 1986 sits on 5 acres and includes a mix of two-, three- and four-bedroom units with yards and attached two-car garages on cul-de-sacs.
Amenities include a swimming pool and clubhouse.
“It is no easy task finding good multifamily opportunities in Southern California,” said Andrew Gi at MAG Capital Partners.
The seller was represented by The Mogharebi Group’s Costa Mesa office. Judd Dunning of DWG Capital Group’s Los Angeles office structured the financing for the buyer.
San Bernardino retail center sells for $1.1 million
The retail strip center Golden Sands Plaza in San Bernardino has sold for $1.1 million, according to Marcus & Millichap.
The 60-year-old center at 1090 W Highland Ave. was sold to an unidentified investor executing a 1031 exchange.
The seller was only identified as a limited liability company in Northern California.
Golf tournament is June 10 in Temecula
The annual Wine County Classic golf tournament hosted by the Temecula Valley Chamber of Commerce will be held June 10 at Temecula Creek Inn.
Reservations can be made at www.temecula.org. Individual and foursome reservations are available. Individual golfers will be assigned to a team of four. Regular as of May 1 is $200 for a single or $800 for a foursome.
Dinner will be provided by Temecula Creek Inn.
For more information, contact Amber Poncy at Amber@temecula.org or call 951-676-5090
Appointments
Rancho Cucamonga resident Joni I. Sinclair, 60, has been appointed to serve as a judge in the San Bernardino County Superior Court. Her appointment fills a vacancy created when Judge Stephen G. Saleson retired. Sinclair has served as a commissioner at the Riverside County Superior Court since 2021 and as a deputy public defender at the San Bernardino County Public Defender firm from 2015 to 2021.
Eastvale resident Kristian Latta, 32, has been appointed to the California Board of Accountancy. She is the owner and chief executive officer of The Chic CPA. Latta also was the audit supervisor at Raimondo Pettit Group in 2021. This position does not require Senate confirmation. Compensation is $100 per diem.